Figure 8. Employment in the mining and oil and gas field machinery industry, 2006–15, seasonally adjusted, in thousands
Year and month Number employed

2006

 

January

59.0

February

60.3

March

60.9

April

61.6

May

62.4

June

63.5

July

65.5

August

65.9

September

66.4

October

66.4

November

67.2

December

67.5

2007

 

January

67.3

February

69.2

March

70.5

April

70.2

May

72.1

June

72.3

July

73.1

August

72.5

September

71.7

October

72.2

November

72.0

December

72.8

2008

 

January

73.6

February

73.7

March

74.5

April

75.7

May

75.9

June

77.0

July

76.1

August

77.8

September

79.4

October

80.7

November

81.4

December

81.1

2009

 

January

78.6

February

77.4

March

76.3

April

75.5

May

73.8

June

72.8

July

72.2

August

71.0

September

70.7

October

69.7

November

69.5

December

69.5

2010

 

January

69.6

February

69.7

March

69.5

April

69.8

May

71.0

June

71.4

July

71.9

August

73.1

September

73.6

October

74.1

November

74.6

December

75.3

2011

 

January

76.5

February

77.0

March

76.9

April

78.5

May

79.5

June

81.4

July

81.4

August

82.2

September

82.7

October

82.6

November

84.8

December

86.0

2012

 

January

86.9

February

88.9

March

89.4

April

90.0

May

90.2

June

91.0

July

91.4

August

92.1

September

91.6

October

92.6

November

92.4

December

93.0

2013

 

January

92.9

February

93.1

March

93.9

April

94.1

May

94.0

June

93.8

July

94.4

August

94.1

September

94.3

October

93.4

November

93.2

December

92.6

2014

 

January

93.0

February

93.3

March

93.5

April

95.2

May

96.5

June

97.2

July

97.9

August

98.4

September

96.2

October

99.5

November

99.8

December

99.5

2015

 

January

99.3

February

95.9

March

94.3

April

90.9

May

87.9

June

85.4

July

83.9

August

82.4

September

80.9

October

79.0

November

76.7

December

74.9

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics survey.